By Morgan Hennessey – Columns Editor

Jonathan Law hosted the first ever Caring Closet Clothing Drive on Saturday, May 9.

The idea came from sisters Gianna Laezzo, a junior, and Madison Laezzo, a sophomore.

Gianna Laezzo first came up with the clothing drive because she was inspired by the community service work she has done in Keyettes.

“I have been in Keyettes for three years now and I liked the way we helped out underprivileged people in the community,” Gianna Laezzo said. “So, I decided that I wanted to help out myself.”

The Caring Closet’s mission is to donate all the money they raise from selling the clothing items that have been donated from people all over Milford.

“People in our community, students, and teachers all donated clothes and the Keyettes and I sell them back to the community for cheap prices,” Gianna Laezzo said. “All the proceeds will go to the Bridgeport Hospital Toy Closet which buys toys for kids in the hospital.”

The Dr. Tom Kennedy Toy Closet classifies itself as a program “committed to helping children and their families cope with the stress and fear of hospitalization and to promote the continued growth and development of each child while they are in the hospital.”

It is a program that people can easily involve themselves in, and the Laezzo sisters created a great opportunity for everyone in the community to get involved.

“We started the Caring Closet because we just wanted to have a way to help out the community and give back for all that they have done for us,” Madison Laezzo said. “We thought it was an easy way for people to donate us their clothes so we can sell them back to the community.”

The Laezzo sisters hope to continue this fundraiser next year, as it was very successful this year.

“We made $325 to donate to the Toy Closet,” Gianna Laezzo said. “And we will donate the remaining 400 pieces of clothing to the United Way.”